Your gift goes further during NewsMatch — donate today and double your impact! The Red & Black is a 501c3 nonprofit. From now until Dec. 31 your gift will be matched. Please consider a one-time gift or become a monthly supporter. Cancel anytime. Today, you will be able to follow the local and state midterm elections for free as members of our team live report results and watch parties. We are prepared to work into the night to provide you with timely and accurate updates and final results. Democratic incumbent Jon Ossoff won reelection for the one U.S. Senate seat up for grabs in Georgia. He defeated Republican challenger and current District 10 Representative Mike Collins at 8 p.m. on Tuesday. Democratic nominee Keisha Lance Bottoms won the Georgia Governor race, beating out Republican nominee Rick Jackson, The Associated Press called on Tuesday. Bottoms is the first Black woman to be elected to governor in any state, the first Black and first female governor in Georgia and will be the first Democratic governor of Georgia since 2003, when Roy Barnes left office. Republican nominee Houston Gaines has been elected to the U.S. House of Representatives for Georgia’s 10th Congressional District. Gaines, who currently represents District 120 in the Georgia House of Representatives, will replace Rep. Mike Collins. Gaines defeated Democratic candidate Pamela DeLancy. Collins left the House seat to run as the Republican nominee for the U.S. Senate, a race which has been called for…
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